Many a young couple — with a baby on the way — rue embarking on a large
renovation project. But for Bianca Ladow the project was of Belgravian
proportions. The interior designer explains that the 5,460 sq ft townhouse
in the heart of Belgravia “took us a long time to find and when we finally
found our property, we spent a year renovating it before moving in”.

“The grand architecture provided us with a fantastic canvas to work with, it
has immense proportions, particularly for Belgravia,” she says.

This was merely a warm-up though for Ladow, who as chief executive of
EarlCrown,